Manchester City have been handed a revenge mission for the fourth round of the FA Cup.

After easing past Swindon 2-0 on Saturday, the Blues were drawn to face Ipswich Town at Portman Road yesterday (Sunday), with the tie scheduled for the weekend of 26/27 January.

And it's a match given added impetus by recent encounters between the two sides.

Not only were Ipswich the side that ensured City's relegation from the Premiership on 7 May last year, they also knocked the Blues out of the Worthington Cup at Maine Road 2-1 during last season.

Recent clashes between the sides do not auger well for City, with the Blues only victory in the last five meetings coming in a Nicky Weaver-inspired 1-0 home victory in 1999.

However, the fortunes of the two teams seem to be shifting with City leading Division One, while Ipswich are locked in a rearguard action to retain their Premiership status. With, technically, only two places currently separating the sides, it might just be on the cards for the Blues, finally, to exact some sweet revenge of their own.